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About Handwara Tehsil

Handwara is a tehsil in Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Handwara was 269,311, which includes 141,882 males and 127,429 females. Handwara covers 291 Km2 area.

For better understaing, details are categorized in two sections i.e. Population of Handwara, Urban/Rural population of Handwara . Below are the full details and list of villages in Handwara , Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area and population of Handwara

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 269,311 Area ( In Km. Square ) 291
Male Population 141,882 Female Population 127,429

Handwara has a total population of 269,311 people. Out of this the male population stands at 141,882 while the female population is 127,429. The area of Handwara covers 291 square kilometers.

Urban/Rural Population of Handwara

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 13,600 Rural Population 255,711
Urban male Population 7,379 Rural Male Population 134,503
Urban Female Population 6,221 Rural Female Population 121,208

This table provides a detailed breakdown of the urban and rural population of Handwara. The Handwara urban population is 13,600, with 7,379 male and 6,221 female. In contrast Handwara rural population is 255,711, comprising 134,503 male and 121,208 female. The census counts a settlement as urban when it has a municipality or meets its thresholds for size, density and work outside farming, and everything else as rural.

List of Villages in Handwara

194

Sheikh Pora

Area: 130.3 ha hectares

Population

775

Pincode

193302

Sher Kot

Area: 103.6 ha hectares

Population

1,085

Pincode

193224

Shihil Hal

Area: 224.6 ha hectares

Population

1,376

Pincode

193221

Shihil Pora

Area: 38 ha hectares

Population

98

Pincode

193202

Shil Thra

Area: 29.5 ha hectares

Population

366

Pincode

193302

Shog Pora

Area: 114.9 ha hectares

Population

788

Pincode

193221

Siraj Pora

Area: 213.7 ha hectares

Population

1,378

Pincode

193221

Sochal Yari

Area: 39.7 ha hectares

Population

463

Sodal

Area: 174.8 ha hectares

Population

1,229

Spahan Yaru

Area: 70.4 ha hectares

Population

799

Pincode

193302

Suna Mulloo

Area: 86.6 ha hectares

Population

1,129

Super Negam

Area: 152.2 ha hectares

Population

1,900

Pincode

193302

Tampora

Area: 70.4 ha hectares

Population

670

Pincode

193221

Tarat Pora

Area: 164.3 ha hectares

Population

1,959

Pincode

193224

Terina Tantri Gund

Area: 74.9 ha hectares

Population

959

Pincode

193302

Thuker Pora

Area: 42.9 ha hectares

Population

300

Pincode

193302

Treach

Area: 198.7 ha hectares

Population

1,294

Tuli Gund

Area: 34.8 ha hectares

Population

438

Tulwari

Area: 30.8 ha hectares

Population

318

Tumina

Area: 104.81 ha hectares

Population

2,054

Pincode

193224

Turka Pora

Area: 205.2 ha hectares

Population

1,303

Pincode

193221

Udi Pora

Area: 164.3 ha hectares

Population

1,484

Ujroo

Area: 97.1 ha hectares

Population

754

Pincode

193302

Voda Pora

Area: 128.7 ha hectares

Population

2,588

Pincode

193221

Wadar Pain

Area: 322.5 ha hectares

Population

2,022

Pincode

193221

Wader Bala

Area: 177.7 ha hectares

Population

1,639

Pincode

193221

Wadi Pora

Area: 131.9 ha hectares

Population

1,437

Pincode

193221

Wagat

Area: 78.5 ha hectares

Population

728

Pincode

193221

Wagri Pora

Area: 27.9 ha hectares

Population

N/A

Wahama

Area: 166.7 ha hectares

Population

2,368

Wahi Pora

Area: 182.9 ha hectares

Population

1,576

Pincode

193302

Waisu Kawnar

Area: 247.3 ha hectares

Population

1,508

Wajhama

Area: 113.7 ha hectares

Population

792

Pincode

193303

Wangam

Area: 47.4 ha hectares

Population

386

Wara Pora

Area: 100 ha hectares

Population

1,153

Pincode

193221

Wari Pora Guni Pora

Area: 196.7 ha hectares

Population

1,616

Pincode

193221

Waskura

Area: 118.2 ha hectares

Population

1,236

Wilgam

Area: 295 ha hectares

Population

4,462

Pincode

193224

Wowri Pora

Area: 21 ha hectares

Population

144

Pincode

193224

Wulrama

Area: 255 ha hectares

Population

1,372

Yamler

Area: 93.1 ha hectares

Population

1,031

Pincode

193221

Yaru

Area: 88.6 ha hectares

Population

935

Yunsu

Area: 144.8 ha hectares

Population

1,360

Pincode

193302

Zaffar Khani

Area: 46.9 ha hectares

Population

613

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Common questions about Handwara

The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269,311 in Handwara tehsil, Kupwara district.

Handwara tehsil contains 194 villages recorded in the 2011 census. Each is listed on this page with its own population and area.

Handwara has 141,882 males and 127,429 females according to the 2011 census.

Handwara covers an area of 291 square kilometres.

255,711 people live in rural parts of Handwara and 13,600 live in urban parts, making it largely rural.

Handwara tehsil is part of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir. Open the district page from here to see its other tehsils.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Depending on the state it may be called a taluka, mandal, block or circle.

The villages of Handwara are listed on this page in alphabetical order. If the list runs to several pages, the search box at the top of the site will find a village by name directly.

All figures come from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. No later village level count has been published.

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